agrandar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + grande (“large”) + -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɡɾanˈdaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞ɾãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧gran‧dar

Verb

agrandar (first-person singular present agrando, first-person singular preterite agrandé, past participle agrandado)

(transitive) to increase, enlarge, biggen
Synonyms: aumentar, expandir

Conjugation

Conjugation of agrandar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			agrandar
gerund			agrandando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		agrandado		agrandada
		plural		agrandados		agrandadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	agrando	agrandas^{^tú} agrandás^{^vos}	agranda	agrandamos	agrandáis	agrandan
	imperfect	agrandaba	agrandabas	agrandaba	agrandábamos	agrandabais	agrandaban
	preterite	agrandé	agrandaste	agrandó	agrandamos	agrandasteis	agrandaron
	future	agrandaré	agrandarás	agrandará	agrandaremos	agrandaréis	agrandarán
	conditional	agrandaría	agrandarías	agrandaría	agrandaríamos	agrandaríais	agrandarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	agrande	agrandes^{^tú} agrandés^{^vos²}	agrande	agrandemos	agrandéis	agranden
	imperfect (ra)	agrandara	agrandaras	agrandara	agrandáramos	agrandarais	agrandaran
	imperfect (se)	agrandase	agrandases	agrandase	agrandásemos	agrandaseis	agrandasen
	future¹	agrandare	agrandares	agrandare	agrandáremos	agrandareis	agrandaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		agranda^{^tú} agrandá^{^vos}	agrande	agrandemos	agrandad	agranden
	negative		no agrandes	no agrande	no agrandemos	no agrandéis	no agranden

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of agrandar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive agrandar	dative	agrandarme	agrandarte	agrandarle, agrandarse	agrandarnos	agrandaros	agrandarles, agrandarse
with infinitive agrandar	accusative	agrandarme	agrandarte	agrandarlo, agrandarla, agrandarse	agrandarnos	agrandaros	agrandarlos, agrandarlas, agrandarse

with gerund agrandando	dative	agrandándome	agrandándote	agrandándole, agrandándose	agrandándonos	agrandándoos	agrandándoles, agrandándose
with gerund agrandando	accusative	agrandándome	agrandándote	agrandándolo, agrandándola, agrandándose	agrandándonos	agrandándoos	agrandándolos, agrandándolas, agrandándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative agranda	dative	agrándame	agrándate	agrándale	agrándanos	not used	agrándales
	accusative	agrándame	agrándate	agrándalo, agrándala	agrándanos	not used	agrándalos, agrándalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative agrandá	dative	agrandame	agrandate	agrandale	agrandanos	not used	agrandales
	accusative	agrandame	agrandate	agrandalo, agrandala	agrandanos	not used	agrandalos, agrandalas

with formal second-person singular imperative agrande	dative	agrándeme	not used	agrándele, agrándese	agrándenos	not used	agrándeles
with formal second-person singular imperative agrande	accusative	agrándeme	not used	agrándelo, agrándela, agrándese	agrándenos	not used	agrándelos, agrándelas

with first-person plural imperative agrandemos	dative	not used	agrandémoste	agrandémosle	agrandémonos	agrandémoos	agrandémosles
with first-person plural imperative agrandemos	accusative	not used	agrandémoste	agrandémoslo, agrandémosla	agrandémonos	agrandémoos	agrandémoslos, agrandémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative agrandad	dative	agrandadme	not used	agrandadle	agrandadnos	agrandaos	agrandadles
with informal second-person plural imperative agrandad	accusative	agrandadme	not used	agrandadlo, agrandadla	agrandadnos	agrandaos	agrandadlos, agrandadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative agranden	dative	agrándenme	not used	agrándenle	agrándennos	not used	agrándenles, agrándense
with formal second-person plural imperative agranden	accusative	agrándenme	not used	agrándenlo, agrándenla	agrándennos	not used	agrándenlos, agrándenlas, agrándense

Derived terms

agrandamiento